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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Learn more about Cabbage Palmetto from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 031-02-002:
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sabal palmetto
COMMON NAME:
Cabbage Palmetto
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JK Marlow jkm200229_2912
February Georgetown County SC
Morgan Park
Trunk generally of uniform diameter from base to summit, constant with age, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0303a_23
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_01
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_03
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0303b_07
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
Branchless palm tree to 65' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0303e_12
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
Leaf segments filamentous on margin and usually at tip, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
COMPARE
Palm and Palmetto species
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JK Marlow jkm0303e_19
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
Leaves have a prominent arching midrib, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0303f_21
March Beaufort County SC
Hunting Island State Park
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JK Marlow jkm090514_042
May
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JK Marlow jkm170520_971
May Calhoun County SC
In cultivation
Fruits shiny, black, dry, 6-12mm in diameter, with one brown seed, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm170520_977
May Calhoun County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm170520_978
May Calhoun County SC
In cultivation
Flowers [and furit] in large, much-branched, drooping clusters, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Keith Bradley kab_sabal_palmetto_72400
July Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_sabal_palmetto_79831
September Highlands County FL
Kissimmee Prairie State Park
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Sonny Eppes cwe_beachsun15lr
November Charleston County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 031-02-002:
Sabal palmetto
FAMILY
Arecaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Sabal palmetto
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Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (rare in NC)
Look for it in maritime forests, marsh edges, and other near-coastal communities, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Compound: strongly costapalmate
FLOWER:
Summer
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Fall
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p396
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p040
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p356
- Landscaping with Native Trees p228
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p084
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p049
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p087
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p310